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ABSTRACT

WHEREIN R IS AN ARYLENE RADICAL INCLUDING A SUBSTITUTED ARYLENE RADICAL R1 IS 71) AN ALIPHATIC RADICAL HAVING 1 TO 8 CARBON ATOMS. (2) AN ARYL RADICAL, (3) WHEN JOINED WITH THE ADJACENT ARYLENE GROUP, THE CARBON ATOMS NECESSARY TO COMPLETE A FUSED RING MOIETY, (4) WHEN JOINED WITH R2, THE CARBON ATOMS NECCESSARY TO COMPLETE A MONOCYCLOALKYLIDENE NUCLEUS, (5) WHEN JOINED WITH R2, THE CARBON ATOMS NECESSARY TO COMPLETE A BRIDGED CYCLOALKYLIDENE GROUP AND (6) A CYCLOALKYL RADICAL, ALL OF (1) THROUGH (6) INCLUDING SUBSTITUTED COUNTERPARTS; R2 REPRESENTS A HYDROGEN ATOM OR ANY OF THE SUBSTITUENTS SET FORTH FOR R1; R3 REPRESENTS A LOWER ALKYLENE GROUP HAVING 2 TO 8 CARBON ATOMS; AND X IS AN INTEGER SUCH THAT THE MOLECULAR WEIGHT OF THE GROUP $OR3$X IS ABOUT 12 TO ABOUT 6500. THESE COPOLYCARBONATES GENERALLY CONTAIN FROM ABOUT 2 TO ABOUT 98% OF REPEATING UNIT I AND THESE BINDERS CAN BE EITHER RANDOM OR BLOCK COPOLYMERS.   PHOTOCONDUCTIVE LAYERS CONTAINING CERTAIN COPOLYCARBONATES AS BINDERS EXHIBIT IMPROVED RESISTANCE TO LIQUID DEVELOPER ATTACK. AS A RESULT, THEIR LIFETIME IS EXTENDED WHEN UTILIZED IN XEROGRAPHIC LIQUID DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES. USEFUL BINDERS ARE COPOLYCARBONATES HAVING REPEATING UNITS OF

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Published March 16, 1971 T884,015 COPOLYCARBONATE BINDERS FOR USE IN ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC ELEMENTS William J. Standenmayer, Pittstord, and Stewart H.

Merrill, Rochester, N.Y. (both of Kodak Park Works, Rochester, N.Y. 14650) Filed June 1, 1970, Ser. No. 42,523 Int. Cl. G03g 5/00 US. Cl. 96-1.5 No Drawing. 54 Pages Specification Photoconductive layers containing certain copolycarbonates as binders exhibit improved resistance to liquid developer attack. As a result, their lifetime is extended when utilized in xerographic liquid development processes.

Useful binders are copolycarbonates having repeating units of R1 (I) -0-R- -Ro-ci- R: and

0 8 (II) 40R@)x0 wherein R is an arylene radical including a substituted arylene radical; R is (1) an aliphatic radical having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, (2) an aryl radical, (3) when joined with the adjacent arylene group, the carbon atoms necessary to complete a fused ring moiety, (4) when joined with R the carbon atoms necessary to complete a monocycloalkylidene nucleus, (5) when joined with R the carbon atoms necessary to complete a bridged cycloalkylidene group and (6) a cycloalkyl radical, all of (1) through (6) including substituted counterparts; R represents a hydrogen atom or any of the substituents set forth for R R represents a lower alkylene group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms; and x is an integer such that the molecular weight of the group -(-OR is about 12 to about 6500. These copolycarbonates generally contain from about 2 to about 98% of repeating unit I and these binders can be either random or block copolymers. 

6500. THESE COPOLYCARBONATES GENERALLY CONTAIN FROM ABOUT 2 TO ABOUT 98% OF REPEATING UNIT I AND THESE BINDERS CAN BE EITHER RANDOM OR BLOCK COPOLYMERS. 